Monthly Archives: April 2004
Early morning fairies
There’s a tree shedding spring blossom in the courtyard outside of our window. In the morning the sun shines down in a narrow strip through the centre of the courtyard, though all the walls remain in darkness. The petals from the tree flutter through the strip of sunshine like fairies, turning to flakes of silver [...]
Plots for stories and novels
I currently have an incredible amount of creative energy and absolutely zero focus. I’ve had three good ideas already today, and they’ll all end up in the blog if I could just cram writing them all into one evening before the next three come along. I have to sort out The Plot you see, so [...]
Mon chou-chou!
No, it isn’t an April Fool. In France, mon chou is an endearment – just as the English might say,”my duck” or “my darling”, so the French call their partners “my cabbage”. The endearment is extended to children too: mon p’tit chou (my little cabbage), or mon bout d’chou (my bit of cabbage) are both [...]
Poisson d'Avril
Why do you have a fish on your back? April Fools Day celebrations in France demonstrate the uniquely absurdist French sense of humour. It’s customary to give your friends little chocolate fish. The classic April Fools Day prank is to stick a paper fish on someone’s back. The unfortunate victim is then taunted with the phrase [...]
